Coaches, scorekeepers and parents are encouraged to report youth sports events on this interactive blog. Selected reports will be used in print as the youth sports highlight of the day on the Plus section cover.

Youth sports for April, 2016

To file your results, add your report as a comment here. Look for information from the youth sports blog in the newspaper during the week. Check the daily youth sports highlight on the left side of Plus section cover.

Make sure your report clearly indicates the event, the score, the teams involved and the sport. Include as many names as you like, but be sure to include at least one name for possible use in the print edition. Please include individual statistics to highlight what each athlete did well.

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The Novato High cheerleaders were honored by the city council on April 26, 2016. They include captains Megan McGrath, Abby Peach and Sophia Crescibene, and co-captains Claire Uicker and Emma Weisberg. Other members were Shayda Bakhtiari, Cinthia Benitez, Alex De Greef, Gisselle De Leon, Kenya Dickerson, Daniella Ingargiola, Eliana Katelanis, Nami Kong, Lily Manshouri, Roya Manshouri, Natalie Moran, Lauren Pratt, Kiley Santella, Megan Santella and Kaziah Watson.Patti Nave is assisted in coaching the team by Dolly Nave-Kirkpatrick and Cathy Caliguire. (Courtesy Chris Crescibene)

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The Dixie Terra Linda Little League Majors Pirates were led by Christopher de Langis’ 2 home runs in a 10-0 win over the Yankees. de Langis hit a 3 run homer to put the Pirates ahead 4-0 in the third and added a solo shot in the top of the 6th. Kyle Lord pitched 4 innings of shut out ball. Jesse Wilson had 2 hits and Liam Restivo was 3 for 4.

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All Times HT Times
m= meters
*= Personal Best Mark
#= Overall Place in Age Group
NA= Not Available at This Time
Group 1- 8 & under
Group 2- Ages 9-10
Group 3- Ages 11-12
Group 4- Ages 13-14
Group 5- Ages 15-16
Group 6- Ages 17-18

m= meters
*= Personal Best Mark
#= Overall Place in Age Group
NA= Not Available at This Time
Group 1- 8 & under
Group 2- Ages 9-10
Group 3- Ages 11-12
Group 4- Ages 13-14
Group 5- Ages 15-16
Group 6- Ages 17-18
M= Top 3 Medal Winner

The Dixie Terra Linda Little League Majors Pirates prevailed over the Yankees 6-0, behind 5 innings of shut out ball by Kyle Lord. Karl Johnson was 3 for 3, with 3 RBI. Christopher de Langis went 2 for 3 and scored 2 runs. Tony Metaxas made an excellent defensive play to save the shutout.

The Novato High varsity cheer and dance team was honored by the Novato City Council on Tuesday, April 26, for finishing in first place in its division at the United Spirit Association Nationals in March. It was the first such triumph at the competition in school history.
The council presented the team with a proclamation.
The City Council “wishes to congratulate and honor the Novato High Varsity Cheer and Dance Team on their prestigious accomplishment … and thank them for their commitment to supporting and representing the Novato community,” said the proclamation, signed by Mayor Pat Eklund.
The proclamation noted, “This success would not have been possible without the knowledge, leadership, devotion and 26 years of experience by their Coach Patti Nave.”
At the competition at the Anaheim Convention Center, the Hornets beat 17 other high school teams in the Large Varsity Show Cheer Novice Division. The three-day event drew more than 11,000 competitors from hundreds of schools.
The Hornets were led by captains Megan McGrath, Abby Peach and Sophia Crescibene, and co-captains Claire Uicker and Emma Weisberg. Other members were Shayda Bakhtiari, Cinthia Benitez, Alex De Greef, Gisselle De Leon, Kenya Dickerson, Daniella Ingargiola, Eliana Katelanis, Nami Kong, Lily Manshouri, Roya Manshouri, Natalie Moran, Lauren Pratt, Kiley Santella, Megan Santella and Kaziah Watson.
Nave is assisted in coaching the team by Dolly Nave-Kirkpatrick and Cathy Caliguire.